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MMA, UFC and WWE news and informationTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:06:59 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3Oh My! UFC 187 is stacked with two title fights and morehttp://prommanow.com/2015/02/19/oh-my-ufc-187-is-stacked-with-two-title-fights-and-more/
http://prommanow.com/2015/02/19/oh-my-ufc-187-is-stacked-with-two-title-fights-and-more/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 17:08:50 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=137939UFC officials announced several fights for the upcoming UFC 187 event that's set for May 23 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is stacked, for now, at least until the injury bug strikes or another fighter gets busted for PED use. Check out the lineup below:

Jon Jones vs. Anthony Johnson (UFC light heavyweight title fight)

Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort (UFC middleweight title fight)

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Donald Cerrone

Travis Browne vs. Andrei Arlovski

Joseph Benavidez vs. John Moraga

Islam Makhachev vs. Leo Kuntz

The top three fights are enough to carry the card, but the flyweight scrap between two former title challengers should be a barn burner as well. Then add in the fact that the Browne/Arlovski fight could end with someone going to sleep, and we have a great card on paper.
Stay tuned to ProMMAnow.com for more UFC 187 news and coverage.]]>http://prommanow.com/2015/02/19/oh-my-ufc-187-is-stacked-with-two-title-fights-and-more/feed/0‘Cowboy’ Cerrone offers to fight Anderson Silva if Nick Diaz no-shows UFC 183http://prommanow.com/2015/01/28/cowboy-cerrone-offers-to-fight-anderson-silva-if-nick-diaz-no-shows-ufc-183/
http://prommanow.com/2015/01/28/cowboy-cerrone-offers-to-fight-anderson-silva-if-nick-diaz-no-shows-ufc-183/#commentsThu, 29 Jan 2015 01:08:19 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=137360[caption id="attachment_58144" align="alignright" width="210"] Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone[/caption]
Nick Diaz has a bad history of shirking his UFC duties outside the Octagon. He missed his flight to Vegas this week and missed the open workouts on Wednesday. Remember that time he no-showed the UFC 137 press conference and it cost him a title shot against Georges St-Pierre? Eventually Diaz got his shot at GSP at UFC 158 but he no-showed those open workouts as well. Maybe the guy has a problem with panic attacks. And there's no real guarantee at this point that he'll even show up to fight Anderson Silva on Saturday. But just in case the UFC needs someone to step in against "The Spider" on super late notice, none other than Dana White's go-to guy, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, has volunteered his ass-kicking services. Does it matter Cowboy fights at lightweight and this fight is at middleweight? No problemo. It also doesn't seem to matter that Cowboy is currently in Florida traveling in his RV... he said he'd drive straight cross-country to the UFC 183 weigh-ins.
And you know he would do it.
https://twitter.com/Cowboycerrone/status/560550756261314561
How confident are you Nick Diaz will make it to the UFC 183 weigh-ins on Friday and then to the Octagon on Saturday? I'd say it's about a 80/20 chance at this point.
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Sunday was an historic night for the UFC on FOX Sports 1.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON FOX SPORTS 1: MCGREGOR vs. SIVER on Sunday, Jan. 18 scored 2,751,000 viewers according to Nielsen, making it the most-watched MMA event ever on FOX Sports 1 and the most-watched MMA event on ad-supported cable television since the UFC’s TUF Finale on Spike (12/5/09). Viewership for Sunday’s FOX Sports 1 main event peaked in the final quarter-hour, from 12:00-12:15 AM ET, with 3,162,000 viewers. Additional highlights follow:

- On the day, UFC FIGHT NIGHT was the No. 1 show on ad-supported cable and the No. 2 show on all of television, outside of NFL programming, among M18-34, M18-49 and M25-54.

- Preceding the fight, the UFC preliminary card averaged 908,000 viewers, making it the second most-watched non-PPV prelims in FOX Sports 1 history behind the Rousey-Tate TUF Finale prelims in November 2013. Impressive, given direct competition with the AFC Championship Game broadcast on CBS. It peaked during the final quarter-hour (9:45 PM ET -10:00 PM ET) with 1,486,000 viewers.

- Post-fight, FOX SPORTS LIVE averaged 1,167,000 viewers from 12:15 AM ET-1:00 AM ET, making it the most-watched Sunday edition of the program all time.

The following quotes and video links are from tonight’s FOX SPORTS LIVE UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MCGREGOR VS. SIVER postfightcoverage on FOX SPORTS 1. The show washosted by Jon Anik, with Daniel Cormier, Frankie Edgar and Gilbert Melendez as analysts.

UFC on FOX analyst Frankie Edgar on Conor McGregor beating Dennis Siver: “Siver just broke my heart, but McGregor looked sharp. Conor’s bringing excitement to the division. All of us need to thank him. I don’t want to thank him for taking my title shot, but he’s earned it.”

UFC on FOX analyst Daniel Cormier on McGregor’s victory: “McGregor did what he said he was going to do: he beat a tough veteran and he backed up his words. He was patient. He was landing the straight left hand and doing damage.”

UFC on FOX analyst Gilbert Melendez on what McGregor did to win the fight: “He used his reach to his advantage. He kept the distance the whole time. He had a variety of attacks and kept him guessing.”

Cormier on McGregor vs. Aldo: “If there’s a good match-up, this is two stand-up guys. Aldo’s not going to try to take him down over and over. These two are very high level, confident strikers.”

Edgar on what McGregor needs to work on before fighting Jose Aldo: “It’s tough to say. Aldo is a different animal. He has the speed and the length. But McGregor was able to get up quickly after taken down. Now we know about that.”

McGregor on not finishing Siver in two minutes: “With the amount of media I was doing, I got mixed up. I meant two rounds, not two minutes.”

McGregor on what he said to Jose Aldo: “Who are you calling a joke? I would have smacked him. I would have. But after Jones and Cormier got fined for their thing, I’m not giving away my money smacking him. I’ll save it for the Octagon.”

McGregor on where he’ll fight Jose Aldo: “I keep hearing Vegas. I’ll give it one last push for Ireland. Vegas is Vegas. I’ll get the belt. The vision’s a little off, but we’re doing the stadium sometime. I feel like I’ll break him. He looks small. He has the same body type as Diego Brandao. He feels small. Jose will be the same. He knows I’m coming for him. When the time comes I will shut him down.”

Melendez on Donald Cerrone vs. Benson Henderson: “It was a very tactical fight. Henderson was back to his old ways, scoring points. It was close fight. I gave it to Henderson. They [the judges] gave it to the Cowboy.

Edgar on Cerrone beating Henderson: “It looked like a Benson fight - a point fight. I agree with DC, why didn’t Henderson go for takedowns? When you fight close fights, you live by the sword and you die by the sword.”

Donald Cerrone on his victory vs. Benson Henderson “This is a hard victory for me to celebrate. I could tell we’re both very timid in there. It sucks. I’m friends with him. I love the dude, we grew up together. I needed to prepare for him and I didn’t. I need a better training camp for him.”

Cerrone on if he’ll take another fight in the next week: “I feel great. I’d take a fight again in Colorado. I wouldn’t go to Sweden. I’m the American Cowboy.”

UFC president Dana White on what he was thinking when McGregor jumped at Aldo: “I was thinking security was keeping him from talking to his family. That’s typical McGregor. He looked phenomenal. What he did to two top 10 fighters, he’s relaxed and picks them apart.”

White on McGregor’s appeal: “There were a lot of people from Ireland here. There were a lot of Brazilians here too. I’ve said it before. He’s a huge superstar. He’s got a great gift. Boy can he fight.”

White on what Aldo thinks about McGregor: “He wants this fight so bad. We wanted to get in the Octagon to do the interview, but he’s superstitious and won’t go into it unless it’s for a fight.”

White on where Aldo vs. McGregor will take place: “We have some time to work on this. A fight in Ireland would be huge. Las Vegas makes sense, too. Memorial Day weekend would make sense. There’re a lot of obstacles to doing a huge PPV in Ireland. We could sell out a stadium.”

The Patriots won the AFC championship and all is right in New England. Oh and they had a pretty decent Fight Night card in Boston. Tune in and check out the post-fight press conference and see what the winners have to say and more.
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http://prommanow.com/2015/01/18/ufc-fight-night-59-mcgregor-vs-siver-live-results-and-round-by-round-updates/#commentsMon, 19 Jan 2015 00:10:31 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=137078Irishman Conor McGregor and German kickboxer Dennis Siver square off in tonight's main event at UFC Fight Night 59 in Boston. Also, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone returns against former lightweight champ Benson Henderson in the co-headliner.
PMN (www.prommanow.com) will provide live results of tonight's card, with round-by-round updates of the main card which will air live on Fox Sports 1.
Be sure to check out our UFC Fight Night 59 staff picks to see our predictions for tonight's fights.
WATCH THE POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 59 ROUND-BY-ROUND UPDATES:

Norman Parke vs. Gleison Tibau

Round 1 - I picked Tibau on this one. But the Irishmen are having a run tonight. Touch gloves. Tibau huge as always. Parke presses him to the cage for only a second before Tibau escapes to the center. High kick from Tibau. Tibau checks a body kick attempt. Inside leg kick from Parke. Front kick. Nice left from Tibau backs Parke up. Jab from Parke. Parke shoots in, stuffed. Knee from Tibau. Right hook from Parke. Nice body kick from Parke, another. Clinch, knee exchange. Very close round.
Round 2 - Clinch. Inside leg kick from Tibau. Outside leg kick follows. Inside leg kick from Tibau. Parke just misses a big uppercut. Parke shoots, stuffed. Tibau presses him to the cage. Takedown from Tibau. Parke uses the cage against his back to get to his feet. He presses Tibau to the cage. Tibau turns him and drops levels for a takedown attempt, sticks with it and gets it. Parke right back up though, Tibau pressing him to the cage. Knees from Parke to the body. Leg kick from Tibau. Another fairly close round. Probably give it to Tibau.
Round 3 - Thai clinch and knee from Tibau after some clinch work and dancing around. Left from Parke. Parke presses him to the cage, knee to the body on the break. Body kick from Parke, as he tries turning up the pace and pressure. Tibau catches him in a front headlock for a moment, lets it go. Jabs from Parke. Tibau shoots, stuffed. Parke pressuring with punches. Nice one two. Misses a judo throw. Parke presing. Tibau with a left. Parke shoots in at the bell. Got the third round for Parke, and round two from Tibau. Not sure about the first, could go either way.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Gleison Tibau def. Norman Parke by split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29)

Uriah Hall vs. Ron Stallings

Round 1 - Body kick from Stallings. Leg kick, nice counter punch from Hall. Leg kick Hall. Side kick from Stallings. Big inside leg kick from Stallings. Front kick from Hall. Again. Leg kick. Stallings blocks a spin kick. Left counter from Stallings. Inside leg kick. Right counter from Hall drops Stallings. Hall goes in for the kill as Stallings tries to recover. Hall lets him stand up. Time is called to check a cut over Stallings left eye. It's a bad enough cut that the doctor stops the fight. It was a pretty bad cut, but not that bad.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Uriah Hall def. Ron Stallings by TKO (Dr. stoppage do to cut) Rd 1 (3:37)

Donald Cerrone vs. Benson Henderson

Round 1 - Bendo with the thigh punch. Left hook from Cowboy. side kick to the thigh from Bendo. Big right hook from Bendo. Front kick from Cowboy. Nice leg kick from Bendo. Thigh punch. Straight punch to the body from Cowboy. Left from Bendo. Leg kick from Cowboy. Body kick from Bendo. Nice jab. Side kicks to the thigh over and over from Bendo. Right to the body from Cerrone. More thigh kicks from Bendo. Leg kick from Cowboy. Nice body kick from Cerrone. Leg kick from Cowboy. Close.
Round 2 - More side thigh kicks from Bendo. Clinch, knee to body from Bendo. Jab, leg kick from Bendo. Nice knee to the body from Bendo. Leg kick from Bendo. Body jab. Frustrated Cerrone reaching. Counter left hook and a body kick from Bendo, then leg kick, couple side kicks to the thigh. Cerrone puts together a nice combo. Clinch, takedown from Cowboy. On top in half guard. Leg kick from Bendo. Body kick. Flying knee to the body from Bendo. Head kick returned from Cowboy. Big calf kick from Bendo. PMN scores the round 10-9 Bendo.
Round 3 - Side kicks to the thigh from Bendo. Leg kick Cerrone. They trade low kicks. Body kick Bendo, left hook counter from Cowboy. High kick from Bendo stuns Cerrone. Step in knee to the body from Bendo. Body shot from Bendo, just misses a high kick. Cowboy takes him down but Bendo is right back up. Knee to the body from Bendo. Clinch, knee from Cowboy. Leg kick Bendo. Cowboy with leg kick. Jumping knee to the body from Bendo. Both guys would like to finish and are trading big kicks. Cowboy goes for it but bell sounds. PMN scores the round 10-9 Bendo and the fight at least 2 rounds for Bendo.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Donald Cerrone def. Benson Henderson by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver

Round 1 - They just blocked out a middle finger to Siver from the staredowns. Trading kicks to start. Conor misses a spin kick, lands a side kick. Body kick. Slips. Conor misses a head kick and Siver lands a left. Siver shoots, stuffed. Body kick and right hand from Siver. Left from Conor. Jumping knee from Conor, left from Siver. Side kick to the leg from Siver. Conor goading him. Head kick and a left from Siver. Anoter left from Conor. Body kick from Siver. Left from Conor. He blocks Siver's body kick attempt. Straight left and a high kick from McGregor and Siver's mouthpiece goes flying. High kicks from Siver blocked. Head kick from Conor. Siver goes for the takedown, but Conor slips out. Another head kick from Conor. Right from Siver but Conor is all over him. Body shot, takedown attempt from Siver. Conor's range is making a big difference here as he pours it on, Siver's back to the cage. PMN scores it 10-9 McGregor.
Round 2 - With these judges, Conor better finish. Head kick from Conor. Body kick from Siver, leg kick. Conor walking him down. Nice straight left, spin kick to the body. High kick. Straight left, again. Head kick. Hands down, countering the slower fighter. Big left from Conor and Siver goes down. Full mount for Conor, he drops elbows and punches until Herb Dean stops it. Conor jumps out of the ring and goes after Jose Aldo screaming at him, they hold him back.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Conor McGregor def. Dennis Siver by TKO (strikes) Rd 2 (1:54) -- Yes, I predicted a 2nd rd stoppage for McGregor!WATCH THE POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE
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They hype is here. Boston will play host to the Conor McGregor Show tonight on FOX Sports 1. All eyes will be on the featherweight phenom. McGregor will have a shot at the 145 pound title if he can get past the hard hitting Dennis Siver. It seems that many people are overlooking Siver so he could really play spoiler tonight.
The co-main event features two familiar foes. Benson Henderson has beat Donald Cerrone twice in his career and will try to make it a third. Cerrone is only 14 days removed from his last fist fight and is looking to extend his streak.
We've put together some picks for the event. We even added a bonus pick because at the time we but our heads together, Uriah Hall had yet to be matched up.
Stay close to ProMMANow.com for live coverage of UFC Fight Night 59 tonight starting at 6 p.m. ET.
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Norman Parke vs. Gleison Tibau - Lightweight

Dr Rhadi Ferguson (@JudoDoc) - If his (Tibau) weight cut goes well, he's unstoppable. Pick - Gleison TibauJack Bratcher (@ProMMA) - Tibau has long been a gatekeeper to the upper echelons of the UFC's lightweight division and Norman Parke is not going to get through that gate on Sunday. Tibau by sub or decision. Pick - Gleison TibauGary Thomas (@GaryThomasMMA) - I think the strong takedowns and just overwhelming amount of experience will put Tibau in a good position for the win. Parke is tough but I don't think he's gonna have much to take home a "W". Pick - Gleison Tibau.

Donald Cerrone vs. Benson Henderson - Lightweight

Dr. Rhadi Ferguson - Once again, Cerrone is not the better athlete here but I'm going with Cerrone's corner. I think that they can put together a good gameplan in order to beat Henderson. Henderson does just enough to win and I think that a small miscalculation on how much is just enough is good enough for Cerrone to squeak by in a split decision. Pick - Donald CerroneJack Bratcher - Cerrone has tremendous momentum right now but Bendo has already bested him twice, albeit it was several years ago. Also, Bendo is coming off the first KO loss of his career. I'm going with Cerrone via TKO or submission. Pick - Donald CerroneGary Thomas - I think Dr. Ferguson and Jack Bratch make a solid case for Cerrone but I feel that 14 days after a three round fight may be too much to overcome. Training camps get you to peak at the right time and I don't think Cowboy can stay peaking for an additional 15 days. I think it will be close but I see the former champ pulling off a decision. Pick - Benson Henderson

Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver - Featherweight

Dr. Rhadi Ferguson - This is a "heart" and not a "head" pick. I think McGregor is the better athlete, the more well-rounded fighter and on fire right now. I would just like to see the cagey and gamey veteran Dennis Siver pick up the big win here. Not sure if he can do it but he's my pick! Pick - Dennis SiverJack Bratcher - McGregor will smash Siver. Siver's too slow for the Irishman and Conor's confidence is at an all time high. I'll go with McGregor's own prediction... He'll finish Siver in round 2. Pick - Conor McGregorGary Thomas - I am with Dr. Ferguson here in that my heart wants Siver to pull of the upset. I love underdogs. Although I think an Aldo/McGregor fight would give the sport a little shot in the arm, I don't know if McGregor is gonna like how that would end. McGregor needs to be tested by a wrestler. Siver may catch him but I doubt it. Pick- Conor McGregor.
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They are all weighed in and ready to go for tomorrow nights AFC Championship game. Oh wait, no, they are ready to go for UFC Fight Night 59 that takes place in Boston. All of the fighters hit the mark ahead of the event that features Conor McGregor and the upset minded Dennis Siver. Stay close to ProMMANow.com for full play by play and more from the event that starts tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass before moving over to FOX Sports 1. Here are your results from the scale.
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)

Tateki Matsuda (125)vs. Joby Sanchez (126)

Sean O’Connell (206) vs. Matt Van Buren (205)

Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET)

Charles Rosa (145) vs. Sean Soriano (146)

Johnny Case (156) vs. Frankie Perez (155)

Patrick Holohan (125) vs. Shane Howell (125)

Zhang Lipeng (156) vs. Chris Wade (156)

John Howard (170) vs. Lorenz Larkin (171)

Cathal Pendred (171) vs. Sean Spencer (171)

Main Card (10 P.M. ET, FOX Sports 1)

Norman Parke (156) vs. Gleison Tibau (156)

Uriah Hall (186) vs. Ron Stallings (185)

Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Benson Henderson (156)

Conor McGregor (145) vs. Dennis Siver (146)

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http://prommanow.com/2015/01/05/donald-cerrone-is-smart-to-take-short-notice-fight-against-ben-henderson/#commentsTue, 06 Jan 2015 03:25:36 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=136776[caption id="attachment_115502" align="alignright" width="300"] Donald Cerrone[/caption]
The Twitter world lit up Monday evening when it was announced that Donald Cerrone will return to action in less than two weeks to replace an injured Eddie Alvarez and fight Ben Henderson.
That's right, he's going to fight former lightweight champion Ben Henderson on less than two weeks notice.
That can't be smart the Twitter verse said, but not so fast my friend.
It's actually a very smart decision for Cerrone on multiple fronts:

Cerrone will be getting PAID AGAIN without having to get beat up for nothing in a long training camp

Cerrone has fought Henderson twice(losing both), so familiarity should help a ton here

What if he loses to Henderson? Well, he's already lost twice to him so....

Khabib Nurmagomedov is likely next in line for a title shot after Rafael dos Anjos, so Cerrone might as well fight again instead of waiting on the sidelines since Cerrone has fought and defeated almost all of the other top lightweights except Henderson and Gilbert Melendez who just fought Pettis and lost.

Pettis starched Cerrone in their 2013 matchup, so it's not like fans are dying for that fight again right now.

Some fans and pundits say Cerrone will hurt himself long term by doing things like this. However, what people forget is that these fighters can only make money when they fight. He'll be 32 years old in a couple of months and the window in which he'll be able to compete at this level will not stay open much longer. Cerrone is at the point where he's a fan favorite and people are going to tune in to watch him fight every time because he brings it every single time. A loss isn't going to deter fans from wanting to watch him fight, just go back to the TKO loss to Anthony Pettis in 2013.
I know I'll be watching when he fights Ben Henderson at UFC Fight Night 59 on January 18th, and odds are most of you reading this will as well.
Do you agree or disagree on this being a smart move by Cerrone to fight Henderson on such short notice?]]>http://prommanow.com/2015/01/05/donald-cerrone-is-smart-to-take-short-notice-fight-against-ben-henderson/feed/0Alvarez injured, Donald Cerrone vs. Ben Henderson set for UFC Bostonhttp://prommanow.com/2015/01/05/alvarez-injured-donald-cerrone-vs-ben-henderson-set-for-ufc-boston/
http://prommanow.com/2015/01/05/alvarez-injured-donald-cerrone-vs-ben-henderson-set-for-ufc-boston/#commentsTue, 06 Jan 2015 02:48:20 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=136774UFC President Dana White announced that Eddie Alvarez is injured and has been forced to pull out of his January 18 bout against former champion Ben Henderson. He also announced that Donald Cerrone will replace Alvarez on the card after defeating Myles Jury via unanimous decision at UFC 182 on Saturday night which is a two week turnaround.
Cerrone and Henderson faced off 2009 and 2010 back in the WEC days with Henderson winning a hard fought five round unanimous decision in the first bout, and submitting Cerrone via guillotine choke in the rematch.
The UFC Fight Night 59 event will take place in Boston at the TD Garden. The event will be headlined by the featherweight scrap between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver.
The Cerrone/Henderson fight will serve as the co-main event. Stay tuned to ProMMAnow.com for more UFC news and coverage.]]>http://prommanow.com/2015/01/05/alvarez-injured-donald-cerrone-vs-ben-henderson-set-for-ufc-boston/feed/0FOX Sports 1 UFC 182 Post-Fight Show Quotes – 1/3/15http://prommanow.com/2015/01/04/fox-sports-1-ufc-182-post-fight-show-quotes-1315/
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The following quotes and videos are from tonight’s UFC 182 POST-FIGHT SHOW on FOX SPORTS 1. The show washosted by Jon Anik, with former UFC champion Dominick Cruz and Brian Stann providing analysis. Ariel Helwaniconducted interviews on-site.

UFC ON FOX analyst Brian Stann on Jon Jones: “I really believe Jon Jones is greatest fighter in UFC history. The competition he faces and the way he wins fights prove it.”

UFC ON FOX analyst Dominick Cruz on Jones vs. Cormier: “It was an awesome fight. I knew Cormier had about three rounds of spring, and then Jones would get payback. Jones would have to weather those early rounds and he did his job. He owns the championship rounds. Jones’ length is the number-one problem. When you beat someone with that Olympic wrestling background, it really accomplishes something.”

Stann on how Jones changed his plan during the fight: “In the early rounds,Cormier got Jones in the clinch and he started to land some shots. By round four, Jones had a dominant round, landed takedowns, dominated the clinch. We saw Jones had to call an audible and change things up. His game plan going into the fight was to use the distance, but he won the fight in the clinch. He really slowed down the fight and took the championship rounds. I don’t think anyone expected him to do that.”

Jon Jones on what he expected in the fight with Daniel Cormier: “Leading up to this fight, I knew it’d be an Ali - Frazier fight. I knew I could beat him in the cardio department. I accepted him expending his energy. In the championship rounds he started to break.”

Jones on breaking Cormier: “I’ve been blessed to have a good chin. He wasn’t hurting me with his shots. I was letting him land punches. He’s known to break when you don’t submit to his alpha, he slows down. He says he’s the king of the grind, but he’s not. I knew when the cardio was a factor, he’d look for a way out. This wasn’t the toughest fight of my career. Alexander Gustafsson was the toughest of my career.”

Jones on changing the pace of the fight: “It was an audible. I watched him so many times, in my subconscious, his skillset becomes comfortable. I started to Cormier Cormier. He held Frank Mir against the cage. He’s my dear friend. I did that to Cormier. I out-grinded him. I wanted to prove to him he wasn’t the king of the grind.”

Jones on what he thinks of Cormier after the fight: “I don’t like Daniel Cormier. I don’t respect Daniel Cormier. I hope he’s somewhere crying right now. I’m sure he is. I can’t wait until he earns his way back to the title, so I can whop him again.”

Jones on who he wants to fight next: “I don’t care which one I fight. To beat Anthony Johnson would be great. He’s somebody I haven’t fought. I’ve believe I’ve beaten Gustafsson already.”

Daniel Cormier on the fight with Jones: “I’m just disappointed. I worked so hard to try to accomplish the goal and it didn’t happen. I could have fought better. My coach told me. Jones was better today. He beat me. He won the fight. He’s obviously the champion for a reason and he showed that tonight. If anything surprised me, he felt a little big in the clinch. I took the fourth round off. You get tired in a five-round fight, with the pace. For the first time in my career, I was absorbing some damage. He landed a knee or something in the first round that got my rib real good. He landed a punch to my rib, and I could feel it take the energy out of my body each time.”

Cruz on what Donald Cerrone did to defeat Myles Jury: “You were throwing the left kick to the body. You ate up his legs pretty good because he was moving so much. You made the adjustments. Not everyone is going to come find you in the center. This is a win for you. You controlled the first round. He’s not easy to control, find and hit. You did that. You chopped his legs so he couldn’t keep circling. You did your job.”

Donald Cerrone on being disappointed by his performance: “That was not a fight. I was disappointed the entire time. To me, that wasn’t a victory. I didn’t feel like that was a victory tonight.”

Cerrone on who he wants to fight next: “We have a Denver card coming up soon. Let’s get Cowboy on it! I don’t care who I fight. There’s got to be a lightweight who wants to fight Cowboy.”

UFC President Dana White on Jones victory: “If anyone still doubts and denies how good Jon Jones is, they’re crazy. He has so many weapons. How about the body shots he was throwing today? He’s still young. Jon Jones is on his way. He just beat an Olympian. Now, on to the winner of Rumble vs. Alexander Gustafsson.”

White on how many times he’s like Jones to fight this year: “I’d like to see him fight three times this year, but we’ll see.”

White on what he thought about the Cerrone fight: “I thought Cerrone looked great in that fight. Jury has a style, he’s always moving. I think Jury, who’s really talented, got into the jiu-jitsu in the first round and it rattled him.”

So the undercard was solid right...RIGHT? UFC 182 was interesting. The pay per view portion was hyped way up and delivered a slate full of decisions including the highly anticipated light-heavyweight title. See what the players had to say in the post-fight press conference.
If you missed any of the action, relive it through Jack Bratcher's play by play right here.
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Join us here at PMN (www.prommanow.com) tonight for LIVE results and round-by-round updates for "UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier". UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones puts his title on the line against Olympian Daniel Cormier in the main event. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone faces unbeaten lightweight Myles Jury in the co-headliner.
Preliminary card action kicks off at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) on UFC Fight Pass, moving to the Fox Sports 1 prelims at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT), then the PPV main card at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT).
Be sure to check out our PMN staff predictions for UFC 182.

UFC 182 ROUND-BY-ROUND UPDATES:

135 lbs: Alexis Dufresne vs. Marion Reneau

Round 1 - Dufresne offers to touch glove, Reneau declines. Nice leg kick from Reneau. Dufresne looks noticeably bigger. Nice couple of rights from Reneau snap Dufresne's head back. Dufresne shoots, stuffed. Reneau with another right hand. Front kick to the body followed by a couple leg kicks. Dufresne's nose is bloodied. Reneau teeing off now and Dufresne in trouble. She gets to the clinch, lands a knee or two and so does Reneau. Reneau backs out and tags her a couple more times with punches. Right counter from Reneau. Big overhand right. Some nice dirty boxing from Reneau before the bell. PMN sees it 10-9 Reneau.
Round 2 - Leg kick from Dufresne. She shoots in, stuffed and takes a knee. Reneau with a one two. Dufresne lands a nice counter. Leg kick from Dufresne. Again, eats a counter right. Reneau continues to outstrike her. Huge leg kick from Reneau, then a head kick. Clinch, knee to the body from Reneau. They go to the ground with Reneau on top but Dufresne can't hold her there. Reneau tearing her up with punches, face is a bloody mess now. Reneau picking her apart on the feet. Dufresne moving like a heavyweight. Joe Rogan saying Dufresne doesn't even belong in the UFC and they should stop the fight. PMN scores it 10-8 for Reneau.
Round 3 - They trade rights. Reneau looking for the big right. Hits a one two. Leg kick from Dufresne. Head kick, leg kick from Reneau. Right hook from Dufresne. Reneau lands a nice punch combo. Big leg kick. Jab from Reneau snaps the head back. Follows it with a big punch combo. One two three punch combo from Reneau. Dufresne shoots, stuffed. Another right from Reneau, then a one two, one two. Her corner wants her to finish. Reneau continues to batter her as time counts down the final seconds and Rogan is screaming, "Stop the fight!" PMN scores it 10-8 for Reneau, and the fight 30-25 for Reneau.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Marion Reneau def. Alexis Dufresne by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)

170 lbs: Omari Akhmedov vs. Mats Nilsson

Round 1 - Ahkmedov gets a takedown early, landing some big ground and pound. Nilsson gets up and pushes Akhmedov to the cage for some dirty boxing exchanges. Couple leg kicks from Ahkmedov. Nilsson lands a good right. Uppercuts from Akhmedov on the inside. Nilsson pressuring, gets a takeodwn, but can't hold him there. Ahkmedov gets a takedown or two but isn't able to do much and he appears to be slowing down. Nilsson still pressuring and scores a takedown before the bell. PMN scores the round PMN scores it 10-9 Akhmedov.
Round 2 - Leg kick from Nilsson. Nilsson getting the better of the standup now. Akhmedov scores a takedown though and lands some nice elbows from inside full guard. Nilsson looks for an armbar but Akhmedov gets out rather easily. Back to the feet. Big right from Nilsson. Takeodwn from Akhmedov. Elbows from Nilsson off his back. Akhmedov rains down some nice punches and Nilsson escapes to his feet. Akhmedov puts him right back down thought. PMN scores the round 10-9 for Akhmedov.
Round 3 - Akhmedov doing some damage early but Nilsson continues to press, landing the occasional strike. Nilsson gets a trip takedown, but can't hold Akhmedov down, he's back up, but Nilsson immediately puts him back down. Akhmedov back up and Nilsson stays on him pressing him to the cage. Ref wants work. Nilsson goes for a kimura as the fight goes to the ground. Akhmedov escapes but ends up getting caught in a guillotine but is saved by the bell. PMN scores the round 10-9 Nilsson, but the fight 29-28 for Akhmedov.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Omari Akhmedov def. Mats Nilsson by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

155 lbs: Rodrigo Damm vs. Evan Dunham

Round 1 - Dunham schools Damm on the feet for five minutes. PMN scores it 10-9 for Dunham.
Round 2 - Dunham's corner wants more of the same. Dunham busting Damm up with punches early. Damm bleeding from his ear. Body kick from Damm. Dunham shoots in, stuffed, but puts Damm to the cage. Damm prevents the takedown. Straight left from Dunham. One two. Body kick from Damm is caught by Dunham, he counters with a couple rights and dumps Damm for the takedown but he gets right up. One two from Dunham and he continues to outbox Damm. Big right hook from Dunham. High kick, front kick, leg kick from Dunham. PMN scores it 10-9 Dunham.
Round 3 - High kick from Damm and he tries to rally, but Dunham measures him with punches and goes back to putting on a striking clinic. Dunham pressing, lands a big body kick, nice punch combo. Leg kick from Damm as he tries to get something going. Dunham touches him up with more leather. Right elbow and a right hook right behind it from Dunham. Straight left. Damm slapping himself in the face to bring it on, lands a flying knee but is getting battered with punches. Overhand right from Damm but Dunham continues to punish. He can't seem to put him away though. Thai clinch and a couple knees from Dunham before the bell. Damm says, "Good fight man" and they hug it out. PMN scores it 10-9 for Dunham and 30-27 for the fight.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Evan Dunham def. Rodrigo Damm by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

265 lbs: Jared Cannonier vs. Shawn Jordan

Round 1 - Right hook from Cannonier. Jordan trying to find his range with his punches but Cannonier is light on his feet and avoiding most of it. Lg kick from Jordan. Jordan drops him with a clipping right hook over the top to the back of the ear, then finishes him off with several punches until he goes out.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Shawn Jordan def. Jared Cannonier by knockout (punches) Rd 1 (2:57)

135 lbs: Marcus Brimage vs. Cody Garbrandt

Round 1 - Brimage blocks a high kick. Leg kick from Garbrandt. Low kick from Brimage goes foul. Time called. One two from Garbrandt, hands down and goading Brimage. Brimage looks a bit flustered, but lands a counter left hook. High kick from Brimage blocked. Garbrandt gets a takedown after walking through a Brimage low kick. Couple punches from Garbrandt from top before Brimage gets up. Strong high kick from Garbrandt is blocked but I'm sure did not feel good. Flying knee attempt from Garbrandt. Another low blow from Brimage. Time out. Brimage misses a flying knee, lands a leg kick but Grabrandt hurts him and staggers him with punches but he's saved by the bell. PMN scores the round 10-9 Garbrandt.
Round 2 - Brimage comes out very aggressive and has Garbrandt against the cage for a moment throwing heat. Garbrandt gets clipped with a hook. Big left hook from Garbrandt hurts him. Teases him with a right then lands another let hook. Leg kick, left hook from Garbrandt connects. Head kick from Garbrandt, Brimage eats it. Nice body kick from Garbrandt. Brimage lands a nice punch combo after a failed flying knee attempt from Garbrandt. Garbrandt slips to the ground rushing in. PMN scores the round 10-9 for Garbrandt (but it was closer than round one).
Round 3 - High kick, left hook from Garbrandt. Right hook from Brimage. Overhand left. Right hook counter from Garbrandt. Another right hook. He blocks a body kick. Briamge sweeps him as he throws a high kick. Brimage goes in his guard. Garbrandt goes for a triangle but Brimage pulls out and they are back up. Body kick from Garbrandt. Stiff left from Brimage. Body kick from Garbrandt. He fakes a single. Straight left from Brimage. Left hook from Garbrandt. Uppercut inside from Garbrandt. He shoots, stuffed.Garbrandt hurts and drops Brimage with hooks. He goes down, by sheer will stands and Garbrandt continues the punishment until Briamge goes down and forces the stoppage. Great showing from Garbrandt in his UFC debut. Keep an eye on this Team Alpha Male bantamweight.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Cody Garbrandt def. Marcus Brimage by TKO (punches) Rd 3 (4:50)

170 lbs: Josh Burkman vs. Hector Lombard

Round 1 - Burkman circling. Lombard and Burkman exchange right hands. Leg kick Burkman. Right hook attempt, inside leg kick. Lombard stalking. Body kick from Burkman. Lombard catches it and dumps him, but Burkman right back up and lands a couple nice right hooks. Burkman switching stances. Couple nice leg kicks from Lombard. Low kick from Burkman. Left hook from Burkman. Low kick from Burkman and Lombard comes head hunting. Lombard stuffs a takedown attempt. Right to the body from Burkman. Big leg kick from Lombard. Body shot Burkman. Close round. Burkman may have got it 10-9.
Round 2 - Lombard in his face. Body kick from Burkman, leg kick. Righthook counter. Lombard catches him but Burkman is firing right back. They are both swinging for the fences. Dogfight. Lombard lands two big punches an an uppercut. Big right hook after taking a body kick. Not sure how Burkman is standing after some of those punches. Two big lefts from Lombard. Nice body kick from Burkman. Hands down though, and takes two right hooks from Lombard. Leg kick Burkman. Lombard walking him down. Burkman with hands down goading him. Leg kick Burkman. Burkman looking exhausted. Nice left from Lombard but Burkman counters. Nice left from Burkman. Leg kick. Lombard continues to stalk. Big leg kick from Lombard. Left and a right before the bell. PMN scores it 10-9 Lombard.
Round 3 - Burkman shoots, stuffed, and Lombard puts Burkman on his back. From half guard on top Lombard passes to side mount. Burkman scrambles to his feet. Three minutes remain. Big leg kick from Lombard. Right hook, uppercut, left hook from Lombard. Burkman took some bit shots there. Body kick from Lombard. Leg kick Burkman. They trade some heated punches. Big left from Lombard, again. One minute to go. Big leg kick from Lombard. Burkman limping. Inside leg kick from Lombard. They trade one more big punch before the bell. PMN scores the round 10-9 for Lombard and the fight 29-28 for Lombard.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Hector Lombard def. Josh Burkman by unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28)

125 lbs: Louis Gaudinot vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

Round 1 - Leg kick from Horiguchi. Gaudinot lands a nice one that causes Horiguchi to touch the canvas to catch himself. Uppercut from Gaudinot. Body kick and a right from Horiguchi. One two from Horiguchi. Nice leg kick from Gaudinot. Again. Nice body kick from Horiguchi. They clinch fight a bit before the bell. Fairly close round.
Round 2 - Body kick and punch combo from Horiguchi. Misses a flying knee. Gaudinot takes a low blow. Brief timeout. Quick one two from Horiguchi. They go to clinch and Gaudinot jumps on a standing arm triangle but is forced to let it go. Horiguchi presses him to the cage. Nice one two punch/head kick combo from Horiguchi. Nice punch combo scores. One two/head kick counter from Horiguchi. Body kick. He catches a Gaudinot kick and trips him. PMN scores the round 10-9 Horiguchi.
Round 3 - Nice right counter from Gaudinot knocks Horiguchi off balance. Front kick from Horiguchi. One two from Horiguchi. Body kick from Horiguchi. Left hook counter from Horiguchi. Couple leg kicks from Gaudinot. Horiguchi with a quick left hook counter. Big right from Horiguchi. Gaudinot tries to jump on a standing guillotine. Lets it go, Horiguchi presses him to the cage. PMN scores the round 10-9 Horiguchi and the fight 30-27 for same.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Kyoji Horiguchi def. Louis Gaudinot by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x 2)

185 lbs: Brad Tavares vs. Nate Marquardt

Round 1 - Inside leg kick from Tavares. Inside leg kick from Marquardt. Another one. Leg kick Tavares. Tavares lands a counter right. Lands two quick uppercuts inside. Front kick to the face from Marquardt snaps Tavares' head back. Right hand counter from Tavares. Inside leg kick from Marquardt. Tavares goes high, blocked. Inside leg kick scores. Leg kick from Marquardt. Tavares lands a front kick to the face at the bell. PMN scores the round 10-9 Tavares.
Round 2 - More of the same and the crowd is getting restless. Lots of leg kicks from Tavares busting up Marquardt's legs. Marquardt starting to fire back with his own. Marquardt shoots, Tavares counters and presses him to the cage. Nate turns him around and goes for another takedown but it's stuffed. A little dirty boxing, then a quick jab from Tavares. PMN scores it 10-9 Tavares.
Round 3 - Quick jab and a couple quick uppercuts from Tavares. Nate shoots, clinches, lands a couple knees as he presses Tavares to the cage. Ref breaks them up. Jab and uppercut from Tavares. Leg kick from Tavares. Left hand from Marquardt. 90 seconds to go. Front kick up the middle from Tavares, big leg kick. Nate returns same. Quick jab from Tavares. Jab from Nate, right hand. Tavares fires back and stuns Marquardt. Right hand, knee to body from Tavares before the bell. PMN scores it 10-9 for Tavares, and the fight 30-27 for him.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Brad Tavares def. Nate Marquardt by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

155 lbs: Donald Cerrone vs. Myles Jury

Round 1 - Jury circling, gets a takedown on Cowboy, but gets locked in an omoplata. Cowboy is very good on the ground. Jury rolls out of it but ends up on the bottom in side mount. Cowboy takes his back, locks up the body triangle. Cowboy looking for the neck and with just over a minute left Jury is defending. Cerrone locks up the RNC but somehow peels it off from his throat. With 20 seconds left, Cowboy softens him up with some punches, then goes for an armbar. PMN scores it 10-9 Cerrone, easily.
Round 2 - Jury circling, trying to pick his shots as Cowboy plods forward. Cowboy stuffs a shot and it's back to the circling and plodding. Cowboy not being very active. Big leg kick. Body kick from Cowboy. Big inside leg kick. Body kick from Jury, again. Leg kick from Cerrone. Again. Again. Inside leg kick from Jury. Right hand from Cowboy. Leg kick. Knee from Cowboy. Crowd not too happy as both guys playing it conservative. PMN scores it 10-9 Cerrone.
Round 3 - Jury just misses on a spinning backfist for the second time tonight. Leg kick Cerrone. Again. Jury returns same. Big head kick from Cowboy. Jury retreats, goes for the takedown but it's stuffed. Cowboy pouring it on now, body shot, jab, leg kick, another. Jury shoots, stuffed. Cerrone with another leg kick, and another. Jury shoots, presses Cerrone to the cage. Elbow from Cerrone to the side of the head. Cowboy makes him get up. Stalking. Leg kick, jab. Jury shoots, stuffed. Cerrone with his own takedown and an angry Cerrone delivers soccer kicks to Jury's thighs while he's laying on his back. Great 3rd round for Cowboy. PMN scores it 3 rounds to 0 for Cowboy.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Donald Cerrone def. Myles Jury by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

205 lbs Title Match: Jon Jones (c) vs. Daniel Cormier

Round 1 - Cormier stalking. Knee to body from Jones. Jones catches a leg kick and kicks the back leg out from under Cormier. Jumps on him but Cormier is right back up and stalking. Not giving Jon the distance. Jones goes for a takedown, stuffed. Good exchange. DC in his face. Pressing hard. Big straight left from Jones knock DC back feet. Clinch, dirty boxing from DC, nice strikes from Jones. Big knee to the body from Jones. Jab from Cormier. Big straight left to the body from Jones. It looks like a man against a kid size wise. Jones is like Kareem and Cormier Chuck Norris. Cormier landing some good shots. Jones with a knee. Cormier touches him up with a combo. Flying knee just misses from Jones. They swing it out at the bell. VERY CLOSE.
Round 2 - Big body kick from Jones. One two from DC. Leg kick. Body kick from Jones. DC grabs the leg and shoots, almost gets caught in a choke. Clinch, Jones presses him to the cage. Cormier looks for the choke, he backs out after Jones pops his head out. DC getting off with some strikes inside. Clinch, uppercuts from DC as Jones searches for the takedown. Jab from Jones, uppercut DC. Nice short elbows inside from Jones. Knee to the body from DC. Jones with some elbows. Leg kick and dirty boxing from DC. Jones presses him to the cage. A minute to go. DC shoves Jones off, roughs him up in the clinch. DC snaps his head back with a punch, clinch, DC getting off inside. PMN scores the round 10-9 Cormier.
Round 3 - Seagal is ringside seeing if DC uses his secret technique. Body kick from DC, Jones gives back same. DC pressing, roughing Jones up inside. Leg kick Jones. Side kick to the neck from Jones. Left to the body. DC still pressuring, jab. DC takes an eye poke. Brief timeout. Body kick from Jones. Jones goes for the takedown, but it's stuffed. DC shoots, it is also stuffed. Big elbow against the cage from Jones. They trade elbows. Nice punch combo from Cormier inside. Big knee from Jones to the body against the cage. Another elbow from Jones. Cormier making it a dogfight. Knee to the body from Jones. DC with uppercuts in the clinch. Jones misses a flying knee and Cormier pressures him with punches against the cage. Jones tries to jump guard with a choke and DC finishes the round on top. PMN scores the round 10-9 DC.
Round 4 - Both guys looking worn. Left to the body from Jones. Again. High kick mostly blocked. Again. Clinch, knees to the body from Jones. Jones rag dolls DC with a takedown. Takes him down again, dumping him this time. Jones looking for a choke. Cormier gets up but pays for it. Jones pressing him to the cage. Half the round gone and Jones is dominating this round. A few boos from the crowd. Some dirty boxing from Jones. Cormier totally on defense. He backs out finally and is pressing on Jones now with strikes. Leg kick from DC. Clinch, knee from Jones. Another, to the body. Jones pressing him to the cage. DC almost taking this round off. He's pressing Jones to the cage at the end of the round, but he flings DC down at the end of the round. PMN scores the round 10-9 Jones.
Round 5 - High kick from Jones. Uppercut from DC. Underhooks from DC, but can't get the takedown. Clinched, Jones presses DC to the cage. Dirty boxing from both guys, Cormier's back to the cage. Jones drops down for the takedown, stuffed. Jones goes for DC's back. Cormier spins out. Clinch war right now. Cormier can't get Jones down though he tries. 90 seconds to go. A few boos from the crowd. DC looking for the single, he picks Jones up for the body slam, but Jones springs right up and presses him to the cage. Spinning elbow from Jones. Cormier looking for the single. Jones grabs his neck. He lets it go right before the bell and raises his hands, DC lets his leg go and then Jones throws a punch at him, Cormier fires back then Jones flips him off. Oh brother. PMN scores the round 10-9 for Jones.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Jon Jones def. Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision (49-46 x 3)
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UFC 182 weigh-ins kick off today at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. You don't want to miss this staredown between champ Jon Jones and challenger Daniel Cormier (watch it live here). The bad blood is about to be settled. Let's hope these guys can keep their mitts off each other for one more day.
PMN will post live results and photos of today's weigh-in and staredowns. Then join us Saturday night for live results and play-by-play commentary of the fights.
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- Dufresne has 2 hours to make weight
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I can't believe we had to wait a whole three days for the first UFC event of 2015! Sometimes you save the best for last but in this case could it be saving the best for first? However it is that you see it tomorrow night we get that epic match up betweetn Jon "Bones" Jones and Daniel Cormier. I for one have totally bought into the hype and think this fight may be what the UFC needs to steer the ship in a positive direction for the new year.
Looking beyond the main event we have "Cowboy" Cerrone in a fight against a super talented youngster in Myles Jury. Very worthy of the co-main but let's be honest, was probably a Fight Night headliner in 2014. The undercard excites me with guys like Cody Garbrandt and Paul Felder.They are both underdogs but are both very capable of being stars.
The crew here at PMN has assembled and I am proud that we all chimed in on this event. Our staff made huge improvements to our presence in 2014 and we couldn't do what it is that we do without Sean McClure, Tyler Saito, Dr. Rhadi Ferguson and our go to in the clutch Mr. Kelvin Hunt. PMN founder Jack Bratcher and I would like to thank the whole crew and each of our readers for everything. Here's to a big 2015 and here is our UFC 182 picks.
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Josh Burkman vs. Hector Lombard - Welterweight

@PROMMA - Josh Burkman makes his UFC return after slumming it on the regional circuit then going 4-1 in WSOF. I can’t imagine what Burkina is bringing to the table that Lombard hasn’t faced. A stick and move game may be your best bet against Lombard. I don’t see Burkman being able to submit the tank that is Lombard. Did you know that “hector” means a braggart or bully? Now you know. The bully wins. Pick - Hector Lombard@GaryThomasMMA - Unlike Jack, I think Burkman could submit Lombard. I mean he submitted Jon Fitch right! That being said , that is the only shot Burkman has. I like that he's back in the UFC but as a re-introduction, Hector Lombard is not the guy you wanna fight. Lombard at 170 has totally changed my mind on the fella and while I think he lacks what it takes to be the champ at the moment, he's gonna give them hell. Pick - Hector Lombard.

Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Louis Gaudinot- Flyweight

Jack Bratcher - 14-1 Flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi meets 6-3 Louis Gaudinot. Horiguchi has looked very impressive in his 3-0 run in the UFC so far. A unanimous decision over Darrell Montague in his UFC debut is enough for me to pick Horiguchi. Pick - Kyoji Horiguchi
Gary Thomas - Not sure how they slipped this onto the pay per view portion. I would assume it's an attempt to build up Horiguchi. The division lacks real depth and maybe they are priming Kyoji for a title run? I like Gaudinot but I don't see him having much of a shot in this fight. Pick - Kyoji Horiguchi

Brad Tavares vs.Nate Marquardt - Middleweight

Jack Bratcher - Marquardt either looks like a world beater or he fails to show up at all. Tavares has dropped his last two to Yoel Romero and Tim Boetsch. Those are tough dudes. Marquardt submitted James Te Huna back in June to end a three-fight losing streak. Taking Marquardt due to his high level experience and ability to finish. Pick- Nate Marquardt.
Gary Thomas - I like both of these guys. Tavares was on quite a roll and of course we know about the story of Marquardt. Brad has dropped two in a row and my big question is how he mentally prepares for the outcome. Losing sucks and he's felt that sting while Marquardt was super impressive in his last showing. I like Marquardt to get the better of Tavares in this one but wouldn't be surprised if Brad pull it out. Pick - Nate Marquardt.

Donald Cerrone vs.Myles Jury - Lightweight

Jack Bratcher - Jury is a great up-and-comer but has never faced the likes of Cerrone. This fight is too big, Cowboy is too jacked right now flying planes, skimobile racing, and god knows what keeping his adrenaline at full blast. This dude is a real life Chuck Norris. Oh wait, Chuck Norris is real. You know what I mean. I wanna see Cowboy and Chuck fight! Chuck wins this one. I mean Cowboy. Pick - Donald Cerrone.
Gary Thomas - I concur with JJ Bratcher. This fight is huge and it probably means more to Cerrone in the scheme of things. Yeah Jury is on fire but having your signature win be Diego Sanchez who is on the downhill side of his career isn't saying alot. I think Jury can give Cowboy fits but when it comes to laying cash money down, bet Cerrone. Pick - Donald Cerrone.

Jon Jones (c) vs.Daniel Cormier - Light Heavyweight Championship

Jack Bratcher- While my MMA brethren Dr. Rhadi and Pat Miletich think Cormier is gonna take this one, I’m not so sure. Cormier doesn’t have much experience at light heavyweight, against faster guys. Jones is quick, long and strong and uses his reach very well. Cormier is going to have to get inside on Jones, get him down and hold him there if he’s to win this fight — or possibly finish Jones (submission or TKO). Crazier things have happened. I don’t see him knocking Jones out on the feet. Jones is so creative and unpredictable and he’s constantly progressing. I’m guessing that beating he took (and gave) against Alex Gustafsson has only caused him to want to get better more than ever. It showed him the holes he needs to fill. The mental game in this fight is quite interesting as Cormier does seem to be in Jones’ head. This is a great fight. This is why we watch MMA, these kind of fights. Pick - Jon Jones.
Gary Thomas- Talk about torn. I want Daniel Cormier to win. I am a fan of both he and the champ. I just don't think he's gonna be able to deal with the movement of Jones. Do I think Cormier will get some takedowns, yes. Do I think he can keep Jon down, no. Striking has to be on the side of Jones. We've never seen DC beat up. I think Jones can beat him up. It's an epic matchup and I see this fight happening a few more times regardless of the outcome. Pick - Jon Jones #andstill
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http://prommanow.com/2014/12/30/ufc-182-embedded-episode-1/#commentsTue, 30 Dec 2014 14:48:58 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=136595The UFC embedded series continues with the first episode for the upcoming UFC 182 PPV event that's slated for Saturday night. On this episode, the cameras go behind the scenes with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and challenger Daniel Cormier. The co-main event fighters Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and opponent Myles Jury are also featured as they make last minute preparations to do battle. Check it all out in the player below:
]]>http://prommanow.com/2014/12/30/ufc-182-embedded-episode-1/feed/0Countdown to UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier *Full Episode*http://prommanow.com/2014/12/29/countdown-to-ufc-182-jones-vs-cormier-full-episode/
http://prommanow.com/2014/12/29/countdown-to-ufc-182-jones-vs-cormier-full-episode/#commentsMon, 29 Dec 2014 14:47:05 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=136561The highly anticipated UFC 182 PPV is set for Saturday, January 3, in Las Vegas. The event will be headlined by the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and his toughest challenge to date in Daniel Cormier. The co-main event will feature a lightweight tilt between perennial top 10 lightweight Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and rising contender Myles Jury. Take a look at all four of these fighters and their paths to battle in the full episode of Countdown to UFC 182 in the players below:
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http://prommanow.com/2014/12/16/ufc-182-jones-vs-cormier-extended-video-preview/#commentsWed, 17 Dec 2014 02:50:46 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=136383One of the most anticipated UFC PPV events in a long time is set to take place on Saturday, January 3, in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will look to defend his title against undefeated Daniel Cormier. The co-main event will feature a lightweight scrap between Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Myles Jury. Check out the extended video preview of the event in the player below:
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http://prommanow.com/2014/09/28/ufc-178-johnson-vs-cariaso-full-video-highlights/#commentsSun, 28 Sep 2014 17:02:42 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=134179The UFC 178 PPV took place on Saturday night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The main event saw UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson retain his title with a submission win over Chris Cariaso. The co-main event saw Conor McGregor live up to the hype with a first round TKO win over Dustin Poirier, although he did land some questionable punches to the back of Poirier's head. Donald Cerrone beat up Eddie Alvarez to earn a unanimous decision win who was making his UFC debut after fighting in Bellator for the last five years and holding their lightweight title.
Yoel Romero and his corner played the commission in between the second and third rounds, then Romero starched Kennedy in the third round to win via TKO. Cat Zingano survived a tough first round to score a third round TKO win over Amanda Nunes to earn the next title shot against Ronda Rousey. Check out all of the video highlights below:
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